Dillagi

Dillagi_Part. 8

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Zaviyar ka yeh yakeen aur us ka narm lehja Meerab ke dil par sadiyon se jami barf ko pighla chuka tha. Wo abhi bhee siskiyan le rahi thi, lekin ab us ke dil mein koi khauf nahi tha, balki ek ajeeb sa sukoon tha jo use pehle kabhi mehsoos nahi hua tha. Us ne aahista se apni bheenchi hui muthiyon ko dheela kiya aur Zaviyar ki aankhon mein dekha, jahan sirf us ke liye fakar-mandi aur dabi dabi mohabbat chamak rahi thi. Zaviyar ne aahista se us ka rona band karwaya aur pani ka glass us ki taraf barhaya. "Chalo, ab rona band karo. Meri PA par roti hui shakal bilkul achhi nahi lagti," Zaviyar ne use halka-phulka karne ke liye sharaarat se kaha.

Meerab ne pani ka ek ghoot liya aur aahista se muskura di, "Aap bohot bure hain, sir. Pehle dharate hain, aur phir khud hi bacha lete hain." Zaviyar ne kursi par baithte hue ek gehri saans li aur bola, "Main bura nahi hoon, Meerab. Bas... mujhe har cheez perfect pasand hai, aur tum se behtar perfect mere liye koi nahi ho sakta." Yeh baat sunte hi Meerab ke rukhsaar sharm se surkh ho gaye aur us ne fauran apni nazren jhuka lein. Natasha ki us gandi chaal ne un dono ko door karne ke bajaye hamesha ke liye ek doosre ke aur qareeb kar diya tha.

Agle do din tak office ka mahaul bohot khoobsurat raha. Natasha ab un dono se nazren churate hue phirti thi aur us ka guroor mitti mein mil chuka tha. Lekin tezi se guzarte waqt ke sath ab ek naya imtihan unka muntazir tha. Haqiqat yeh thi ke Zaviyar ke dil mein Meerab ke liye jo ehsaas jag chuka tha, wo ab sirf ek boss aur employee ka nahi raha tha. Wo ab Meerab ko har waqt apne paas dekhna chahta tha. Lekin abhi tak dono mein se kisi ne bhee apne jazbaat ka khul kar iqrar nahi kiya tha, bas dono ki khamosh nigahein sab keh jati thin.

Hafte ke aakhri din, office off hone se thoda pehle Zaviyar ne Meerab ko apne cabin mein bulaya. Us ke chehre par is baar koi file ya kaam ke expressions nahi the, balki ek ajeeb sa tanz aur be-chaini thi. "Meerab, aaj shaam ko mere sath chalo. Mujhe tum se ek bohot zaroori baat karni hai, aisi baat jo main is office ke mahaul mein nahi keh sakta," Zaviyar ne bohot narm aur sanjida aawaaz mein kaha. Meerab ne dharakte dil ke sath us ki taraf dekha aur bina kuch soche, aahista se apni gardan hila di, "Ji, sir. Main chalungi."

Zaviyar use shehar se thoda door ek behad haseen aur pur-sukoon lake side par lekar gaya. Shaam ka waqt tha, suraj doob raha tha aur thandi thandi hawa chal rahi thi. Dono khamoshi se pani ke kinare chalne lage. Achanak Zaviyar ruka aur us ne Meerab ke samne aakar us ka haath aahista se apne haath mein le liya. "Meerab... main nahi jaanta ke yeh kab aur kaise hua, lekin main ab tumhare bina apni zindagi ka ek pal bhee nahi guzar sakta. Main tumhein apni zindagi banana chahta hoon. Kya tum bhee mujh se..." Zaviyar ne aahista se us ka haath bheencha.

Meerab ne hairat aur khushi ke mile-jule jazbaat ke sath Zaviyar ki taraf dekha, us ki aankhon mein khushi ke aansoo tairne lage. Us ne bina bole hi apni khamoshi se haan keh di thi. Lekin abhi un dono ke beech yeh haseen lamha chal hi raha tha ke achanak Zaviyar ke phone ki ringtone baji. Screen par us ke dad (chairman) ka naam chamak raha tha. Jaise hi Zaviyar ne call uthayi, samne se aane wali aawaaz ne un dono ke paon tale se zameen nikal di. Kahani ab ek aisi deewar ke samne aakar khari ho gayi thi, jise paar karna dono ke liye mushkil hone wala tha.

*(To be continued...)*